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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Jimi Hendrix
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James Marshall Hendrix was born on 27 November 1942 in Seattle, Washington. His parents divorced in the early fifties; from then on Jimmy (changed to Jimi later on) lived with his father. Jimmy became obsessed with his father's classical blues and jazz record collection. Jimmy's father, Al Hendrix, realized this and decided to buy Jimmy a cheap guitar. At the age of eleven the roots of a legendary guitar player were planted. In May 1961 at the age of seventeen, Jimmy left Seattle and joined the army. He enlisted in the 101st Airborne Paratroopers where he stayed for fourteen months and made 25 successful jumps. On his 26th jump he sustained a substantial ankle injury and was given an honorable discharge. After the army he began to play guitar on many star-studded package tours. Playing in the shadow of many greats like B.B. King, Sam Cooke, Soloman Burke, Chuck Jackson and Jackie Wilson, he later joined Little Richard's band and went on to play with Ike and Tina Turner. Although Jimmy was learning important things to help him later on in his music career, he was frustrated by the fact that he was not free to play the way he wanted. So he started his own group where he elected to sing for the first time. The group had a regular spot at Greenwich Village. One night when the were playing in the Cafe Wha, Greenwich Village in 1966, they were spotted by former bassist with the Animals, Chas Chandler. Chandler convinced Jimmy to come to London with him, and from that arose Jimmy's stardom. Once they arrived in London on 24 September 1966 they decided to change Jimmy's name to Jimi. The two thought it would be more "memorable." Soon Chandler became Jimi's manager. They agreed that the best setup for Jimi would be a trio. They chose Mitch Mitchell on drums, and Noel Redding to play bass. So on 6 October 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed. In the next four years, from 1966 to 1970, The Jimi Hendrix Experience released three major albums. Jimi also had a side band named The Band of Gypsies, which was an all-black trio. With The Band of Gypsies he released one live album and played at Woodstock '69. He later released an album with a band called The Cry of Love Band, called The Cry of Love. On Friday 17 September 1970 Jimi was staying in London with a girlfriend named Monika Danneman. He had a big gig to play the next day so he needed to get some sleep. He took some sleeping pills and went to bed; the next morning Danneman saw that Jimi had vomited during the night but paid no attention to it. When she tried to wake him a little later and he did not stir, she called an ambulance. By the time the ambulance arrived, Jimi had died of suffocation from his vomit. The night before he had been working on a new song. The closing lines were:
The story
of life is quicker
than the wink of an eye
The story of love
is hello and goodbye
Until we meet again
Born James Marshall Hendrix, November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington; died September 18, 1970, in London, England. Before starting his own band, he worked under the pseudonym Jimmy James and played with B. B. King, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis, John Hammond, Jr., Curtis Knight, Jackie Wilson, Ike and Tina Turner, and The Isley Brothers.
Jimmy James and the Blue Flames(1965 - 1966)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience I (1966 - 1969)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Noel Redding - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Albums:
"Are You Experienced?" (1967)
"Axis: Bold As Love" (1968)
"Electric Ladyland" (1968)
"Live at Winterland" (1987)
"Radio One" (1988)
"BBC Sessions" (2-CDs) (1998) - recorded in late 1967.
Noel Redding forms Fat Mattress.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience II (aka, The Electric Sky Church) (1969)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Billy Cox - bass
Albums:
"Woodstock" (1994)
"Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock" (2-CDs) (1999)
Band of Gypsys (1969 - 1970)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Billy Cox - bass
Buddy Miles - drums - b. September 5, 1946, Omaha, Nebraska - formerly with The Electric Flag.
Albums:
"Band of Gypsys" (1970)
"Band of Gypsys 2" (1986)
"Live at The Fillmore East" (2-CDs) (1999)
Buddy Miles later joins the reformed Electric Flag.
The Cry of Love (1970 - August 1970)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Billy Cox - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Album:
"The Cry of Love" (1971)
"The Last Experience: His Final Live Performance" (1994)
Compilations:
"Smash Hits" (1969)
"Rainbow Bridge" (1971)
"Hendrix in the West" (1972)
"Soundtrack Recordings from the Film, Jimi Hendrix" (1973)
"Crash Landing" (1975)
"Midnight Lightning" (1976)
"The Essential Jimi Hendrix" (1978)
"The Essential Jimi Hendrix, vol. 2" (1979)
"The Jimi Hendrix Concerts" (1982)
"Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story" (1990)
"Hendrix Speaks: The Jimi Hendrix Interviews" (1990)
"Stages 1967-70" (1991)
"Blues" (1994)
"Voodoo Soup" (1995)
"First Rays of the New Rising Sun" (1997)
"South Saturn Delta" (1997)
"Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix" (1998)
Photos
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James Marshall Hendrix was born on 27 November 1942 in Seattle, Washington. His parents divorced in the early fifties; from then on Jimmy (changed to Jimi later on) lived with his father. Jimmy became obsessed with his father's classical blues and jazz record collection. Jimmy's father, Al Hendrix, realized this and decided to buy Jimmy a cheap guitar. At the age of eleven the roots of a legendary guitar player were planted. In May 1961 at the age of seventeen, Jimmy left Seattle and joined the army. He enlisted in the 101st Airborne Paratroopers where he stayed for fourteen months and made 25 successful jumps. On his 26th jump he sustained a substantial ankle injury and was given an honorable discharge. After the army he began to play guitar on many star-studded package tours. Playing in the shadow of many greats like B.B. King, Sam Cooke, Soloman Burke, Chuck Jackson and Jackie Wilson, he later joined Little Richard's band and went on to play with Ike and Tina Turner. Although Jimmy was learning important things to help him later on in his music career, he was frustrated by the fact that he was not free to play the way he wanted. So he started his own group where he elected to sing for the first time. The group had a regular spot at Greenwich Village. One night when the were playing in the Cafe Wha, Greenwich Village in 1966, they were spotted by former bassist with the Animals, Chas Chandler. Chandler convinced Jimmy to come to London with him, and from that arose Jimmy's stardom. Once they arrived in London on 24 September 1966 they decided to change Jimmy's name to Jimi. The two thought it would be more "memorable." Soon Chandler became Jimi's manager. They agreed that the best setup for Jimi would be a trio. They chose Mitch Mitchell on drums, and Noel Redding to play bass. So on 6 October 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed. In the next four years, from 1966 to 1970, The Jimi Hendrix Experience released three major albums. Jimi also had a side band named The Band of Gypsies, which was an all-black trio. With The Band of Gypsies he released one live album and played at Woodstock '69. He later released an album with a band called The Cry of Love Band, called The Cry of Love. On Friday 17 September 1970 Jimi was staying in London with a girlfriend named Monika Danneman. He had a big gig to play the next day so he needed to get some sleep. He took some sleeping pills and went to bed; the next morning Danneman saw that Jimi had vomited during the night but paid no attention to it. When she tried to wake him a little later and he did not stir, she called an ambulance. By the time the ambulance arrived, Jimi had died of suffocation from his vomit. The night before he had been working on a new song. The closing lines were:
The story
of life is quicker
than the wink of an eye
The story of love
is hello and goodbye
Until we meet again
Born James Marshall Hendrix, November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington; died September 18, 1970, in London, England. Before starting his own band, he worked under the pseudonym Jimmy James and played with B. B. King, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis, John Hammond, Jr., Curtis Knight, Jackie Wilson, Ike and Tina Turner, and The Isley Brothers.
Jimmy James and the Blue Flames(1965 - 1966)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience I (1966 - 1969)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Noel Redding - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Albums:
"Are You Experienced?" (1967)
"Axis: Bold As Love" (1968)
"Electric Ladyland" (1968)
"Live at Winterland" (1987)
"Radio One" (1988)
"BBC Sessions" (2-CDs) (1998) - recorded in late 1967.
Noel Redding forms Fat Mattress.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience II (aka, The Electric Sky Church) (1969)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Billy Cox - bass
Albums:
"Woodstock" (1994)
"Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock" (2-CDs) (1999)
Band of Gypsys (1969 - 1970)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Billy Cox - bass
Buddy Miles - drums - b. September 5, 1946, Omaha, Nebraska - formerly with The Electric Flag.
Albums:
"Band of Gypsys" (1970)
"Band of Gypsys 2" (1986)
"Live at The Fillmore East" (2-CDs) (1999)
Buddy Miles later joins the reformed Electric Flag.
The Cry of Love (1970 - August 1970)
Jimi Hendrix - guitar/vocals
Billy Cox - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Album:
"The Cry of Love" (1971)
"The Last Experience: His Final Live Performance" (1994)
Compilations:
"Smash Hits" (1969)
"Rainbow Bridge" (1971)
"Hendrix in the West" (1972)
"Soundtrack Recordings from the Film, Jimi Hendrix" (1973)
"Crash Landing" (1975)
"Midnight Lightning" (1976)
"The Essential Jimi Hendrix" (1978)
"The Essential Jimi Hendrix, vol. 2" (1979)
"The Jimi Hendrix Concerts" (1982)
"Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story" (1990)
"Hendrix Speaks: The Jimi Hendrix Interviews" (1990)
"Stages 1967-70" (1991)
"Blues" (1994)
"Voodoo Soup" (1995)
"First Rays of the New Rising Sun" (1997)
"South Saturn Delta" (1997)
"Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix" (1998)
Photos
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/1035/frames.html
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